"When architects travel..."
3 lectures on architecture and travel
In the tradition of the Grand Tour, for the culturally aware architect Bernard Rudofsky (1905 – 1988) travelling was a…
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Lecture Wed 02.05.2007
19:00-21:00
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Party Tue 01.05.2007
10:00-18:00May 1st - Open House at the Az W
Free programme from 10am to 6pm
We invite you to join us on a voyage of discovery through the Architekturzentrum Wien on 1 May. Admission free…
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Panel Discussion Thu 26.04.2007
19:00-21:00At the Az W: Focussing on People
A Panel Discussion by the Österreichische Gesellschaft für Kulturpolitik
Housing policy is far more than just about building new homes. Accordingly, the Wiener Wohnbauförderung ensures that there is a…
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Presentation Wed 25.04.2007
19:00-21:00Prize-Giving Ceremony “Das beste Haus 2007” / The Best House
Wed 25.04.2007, 7pm: prize-giving ceremony and exhibition openingAwards for “Das beste Haus 2007” / The Best House are being presented…
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Party Wed 18.04.2007
Wed-Sun. 2pm - 8pmAz West: Opening Event
+ Exhibition Opening
Opening Az WestOpening:Dietmar Steiner, Director Az WAndreas Mailath-Pokorny, Municipal Councillor for Culture and ScienceThe Az W is expanding its radius…
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Panel Discussion Wed 28.03.2007
19:00-21:00BIG Az W: Well advised...
The BIG is taking steps to ensure even better architecture
As the largest property developer in the country, time and again BIG faces the challenge of completing important large-scale projects…
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Panel Discussion Wed 21.03.2007
19:00-21:00Negotiations with ifau + Jesko Fezer
On the Occasion of the Opening of the Exhibition 'Spaces for Negotiation'
Panel discussion only in Germanifau + Jesko Fezer (Berlin) negotiate with: Gabu Heindl (architect), Florian Haydn (architect), Hermann Czech (architect),…
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Lecture Wed 14.03.2007
19:00-21:00Jürg Conzett – thoughts on bridge design
Camillo Sitte Symposium: Bridges
In GermanThe Swiss structural engineer Jürg Conzett is famous for his unusual bridges. In Austria he participated in the planning…
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Lecture Wed 14.03.2007
Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMa_showcase 01: Josef Lackner (In German)
with ARTEC Architekten
ARTEC Architekten (Bettina Götz, Richard Manahl) talk about the work of Josef Lackner (1931–2000)Duration: approx. 1 hourThe guest architects use…
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Az W by Moonlight Mon 18.12.2006
17:00-22:00All the Best. A Walk 2006
Bottom Up. Building For A Better World
(in German)Starts: Hauptbücherei am Gürtel, 05:00 pmArchitekturzentrum Wien: circa 09:00 pmEnds: circa 10:00 pm at Dschungel WienAll the Best: A…
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Lecture Wed 06.12.2006
19:00-21:00Lecture Roberto Segre
Contemporary Architecture in Latin America
Latin America was the focus of media attention for a brief spell when a discussion entitled 'Paraíso Latinoamericano – Architecture…
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Party Wed 29.11.2006
19:00-21:00Architecture Networking
10 Years of the Austrian Architecture Foundation
only in GermanIntroductory words: Dietmar Steiner, director of the Az WThe Austrian Architecture Foundation:History – Present – FutureTalks with benefactors…
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Congress Fri 17.11.2006 – Sun 19.11.2006
14th Vienna Architecture Congress
Bottom up. Building For A Better World
The 14th Vienna Architecture Congress places sustainable planning and building in its social, economic environmental and political context as a…
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Panel Discussion Fri 10.11.2006
19:00-21:0035 Years since 'Don't Panic'
Panel discussion only in GermanThe panel:Hermann Czech, architectChrista Kamleithner, architecture theoristChristian Kühn, architecture theoristMarcel Meili, architectKlaus Stattmann, architectModerator: Dietmar Steiner,…
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Panel Discussion Wed 08.11.2006
19:00-21:00BIG AZ W: Dream Spaces for the Future
Architecture Training
Lectures and Panel Discussion only in GermanBIG Az W wants to compare the qualities of the architecture training provided at…
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Presentation Thu 12.10.2006
10:00-23:59platz da!
Redesigning the Schoolyard
Opening: Thursday, 12.10.2006, 10 am, Hegelgasse 12Welcoming speech by Michael Jahn, director BORG HegelgasseThe other speakers at the opening are:Rudolf…
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Lecture Wed 11.10.2006
19:00-21:00Between Revolution and Convention. Housing in the 20th and 21st Centuries
Lecture and Book Presentation by Wolfgang Förster; followed by a panel discussion
Housing in the 20th century was hallmarked in an international context by revolutionary breaks with the past and innovation on…
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Long Night of the Museums at the Az W Sat 07.10.2006 – Sun 08.10.2006
Long Night of the Museums at the Az W 2006
This year the Az W is once more participating in the nationwide Lange Nacht Der Museen organised by the ORF.…
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Az W by Moonlight Sat 30.09.2006, 19:00 –
Tue 30.11.-0001, 21:00 Take five
Five culture institutions in the MQ are all celebrating five years of good neighbourly relations and cooperation
Five culture institutions in the MQ (the Architekturzentrum Wien, the KUNSTHALLE Wien, the MUMOK, the Leopold Museum and the Tanzquartier…
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Symposium Fri 15.09.2006 – Sat 16.09.2006
Heritage rejected
Austria and Nazi Architecture
Organised by: Architekturzentrum Wien, BundesdenkmalamtNazi architecture in Austria is not just comprised of the Vienna Flak Towers, the Führerstadt Linz…
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Presentation Wed 30.08.2006
19:00-21:00a_show. The Book
Austrian Architecture in the 20th and 21st Century
A panel discussion with leading architecture theorists, architecture historians and exhibition-makers, at the presentation of the eagerly anticipated catalogue to…
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Lecture Wed 19.07.2006
19:00-21:00That's not a building
An audio-visual presentation by Andreas Ruby
Dominique Perrault and the principle of recontextualisation in contemporary culture"Even if, as a rule, architecture ostensibly bears a rational justification…
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Panel Discussion Fri 07.07.2006
11:00-23:59...loving the country
between expectation and reality...
The FONTANA housing estate lifestyle experiment in Oberwaltersdorf New lines of development in suburbia?Almost a gated community from the outside,…
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Panel Discussion Fri 16.06.2006
18:00-23:59From Lego to Loos
A discussion at the 'Dschungel Vienna' with writers, experts and architect
Children start building things as soon as they have developed the appropriate motor skills. Architecture surrounds them every day. A…
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Lecture Fri 09.06.2006
Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMWONDERLAND Power Lectures / 09.06.06
99 lectures during 2 days
On 8 and 9 June 2006 all 99 architecture-teams will introduce themselves in a two-day "marathon lecture series" on the…
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experiencing architecture Fri 09.06.2006 – Sat 10.06.2006
Architekturtage 2006 in the Az W
Free entry!
Under the motto "Discover architecture! Admission free" on these two days between the hours of 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.… -
Party Thu 08.06.2006
19:00-21:00EUROPEAN.ARCHITECTURE.PARTY
All those who appreciate architecture, its heritage and the 'House of Europe', the Architekturtage 2006, the Architekturzentrum Wien, the Federal…
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Lecture Thu 08.06.2006
Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMWONDERLAND Power Lectures
99 lectures during 2 days
On 8 and 9 June 2006 all 99 architecture-teams will introduce themselves in a two-day "marathon lecture series" on the… -
Panel Discussion Wed 17.05.2006
19:00-21:00Discussion: Paraíso Latinoamericano
Architecture Between the Alps and the Andes
The exhibition 'The Unknown Loos: Walter' shows a comprehensive survey of the oeuvre of this almost forgotten Austrian architect, looking…
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Panel Discussion Thu 06.04.2006
11:00-12:30viennaartweek at the Az W: Arts and Architecture. New Documents
Panel Discussion in English
This panel brings together four artists who work on mid-20th century architecture. These artists either manipulate existing documents of the…
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Presentation Wed 05.04.2006
19:00-21:00virtual dschungle 5
Media facades
The harbingers of the media city are cropping up everywhere: projected images the size of an entire façade, huge screens…
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Panel Discussion Wed 29.03.2006
19:00-21:00BIG Az W: What do we need architects for?
Panel Discussion
The Az W and the BIG (Bundesimmobiliengesellschaft) are to be playing host to regular public discussions twice a year at…
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Presentation Wed 18.01.2006
19:00-21:00TyrolCITY
Book presentation and film screening, panel discussion
TyrolCITY has developed land in the mountains to form a coherent urban configuration. The Inntal valley and the valleys to…
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Az W by Moonlight Mon 19.12.2005
17:00-23:00All the Best. A Walk 2005
GlühweinArchitecture
For shivering Yuletide wanderers there is a Glühwein tasting of local produce along with a brief introduction to the exhibition…
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Panel Discussion Wed 07.12.2005
19:00-21:00Vintners and the Building Buzz
Tracing the WineArchitecture Phenomenon
Over the course of the last 20 years the functional demands for the creation of high-quality wine have changed. These…
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Panel Discussion Wed 30.11.2005
19:00-21:00Urban Planning – Visions and Realities
City Dialogue at the Az W
The Architecture Year 2005 is drawing to a close, making it an appropriate time to look back and see which…
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Presentation Fri 18.11.2005 – Sun 20.11.2005
Section N Design-Competition (German only)
GESUCHTEntwürfe für Alltagssachen zum Anziehen und Wohnen1.Preis ist ein mini mac G 400Zur Teilnahme eingeladen sind alle von 14-19, die…
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Congress Fri 11.11.2005 – Sun 13.11.2005
13th Architecture Congress Vienna
Leisure Spaces
The term ”leisure” has traditionally been seen as the counterpart to 'work', however this relationship appears to be changing. Work-free…
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Presentation Fri 21.10.2005
19:00-21:00wienwood 05 - Holzbaupreis
Award Ceremony
Dietmar Steiner, Director of the Architekturzentrum WienRudolf Schicker, Executive Councillor for urban development and trafficHermann Kaufmann, architect, representing the juryGerfried…
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Symposium Wed 19.10.2005
14:00-21:30Construction Site School – or: How will we learn tomorrow?
Symposium
The built environment has, as teaching staff and pupils themselves regularly report, a direct effect on the wellbeing and so…
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Long Night of the Museums at the Az W Sat 08.10.2005
18:00-01:00Long Night of the Museums at the Az W 2005
For night people interested in architecture: The Architektzentrum wien is staying open until 1am as part of the Long Night…
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Panel Discussion Wed 05.10.2005
19:00-21:00Architecture – Research – Collecting – What For?
Presentation and Discussion
What do politicians mean when they call for the preservation and promotion of the cultural heritage? In any case, with…
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Panel Discussion Mon 03.10.2005
19:00-21:00Vienna Election Architecture Policy
Discussion
For the upcoming regional elections in Vienna (on 23.10), a comprehensive questionnaire was compiled in the Summer by the Austrian…
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Panel Discussion Wed 28.09.2005
19:00-21:00City Dialogue in the Az W
The Vienna Architecture Declaration
The City of Vienna's Position on Architecture and Urban Development Over the past few years the City of Vienna has…
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Panel Discussion Wed 06.07.2005
19:00-21:00The Crisis in the Box
Panel Discussion to Accompany the Exhibition "Constructive Provocation"
It appears undeniable that since the 1960s an architectural phenomenon has emerged between the Bodensee and Arlberg. A whole region…
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Panel Discussion Wed 15.06.2005
19:00-21:00City Dialogue in the Az W
The Gürtel: Focus on a Target Area in the Urban Development Plan 2005
The Urban Development Plan 2005, which will remain in force for the ensuing 10 to 15 years, defines 13 target…
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Lecture Fri 10.06.2005
19:00-21:00Wolf D. Prix
Beyond the Blue
Coop Himmelb(l)au is at present Austria's most active and best-known architectural export. At the beginnings of the 1960s this practice…
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Panel Discussion Fri 20.05.2005
19:00-21:00Natives of the Mühlviertel and Innviertel Districts
and a Reason to Celebrate
Stirring news from the provinces! In the federal state of Upper Austria quite a lot seems to be happening in…
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Panel Discussion Wed 11.05.2005
19:00-21:00Panel discussion 'Participation Business'
For Ottokar Uhl architecture is always also an expression of social conventions. Democratically based communities must search for new forms…
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Panel Discussion Wed 20.04.2005
19:00-21:00virtual dschungle 4
Architecture Animations
In the 1960s it was still considered controversial contemporary thinking to maintain that illustrations of architecture had a stronger influence…